Re: New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread James Cameron
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:14:14AM -0400, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:04 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > >> ?- Updates olpc-utils to disable X zapping and fix serial port terminal > > > > Initial testing seems to indi

Re: New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:04 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: >>  - Updates olpc-utils to disable X zapping and fix serial port terminal > > Initial testing seems to indicate serial port needs a bit more > attention. I've also tested it with a n

Re: Re: Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman � Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread Walter Bender
So cool. -walter On 7/20/11, fors...@ozonline.com.au wrote: >> I have a partially complete refactoring of the camera code that should >> speed things up; in the meantime, I wonder if a simple resistive light >> sensor run through the mic input wouldn't do just as well. >> > > A cadmium sulphide

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Gary Martin
Hi Alan, On 21 Jul 2011, at 00:37, Alan Jhonn Aguiar Schwyn wrote: > > The idea of the X is not save the entry.. > > to avoid a shutdown by mistake could add the classic triangle of return ... > > The final windows may be with 3 options: > > Triangle: return to the activity (The problem is t

Re: Re: [Sugar-devel] Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman ? Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread forster
> Do you know what kind of voltage that mic input can handle? > +/5 VDC? The XO1 is protected at the input by a 5V zener diode. The allowable input is -0.5V to 5V. Inputs outside this range will cause excessive current and damage. Even a single 1.5V battery can cause damage if connected reverse

RE: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Alan Jhonn Aguiar Schwyn
The idea of the X is not save the entry.. to avoid a shutdown by mistake could add the classic triangle of return ... The final windows may be with 3 options: Triangle: return to the activity (The problem is that usually the activity is closed) Cross: don't save the entry in the journal.. Tick:

Re: [Health] Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman ? Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 08:58:40PM -0700, Nicholas Doiron wrote: > If you are using an Arduino, you can add a wire communicating back to > the Measure activity through the microphone input. Hmm, yes. But it would depend on which Arduino. An Arduino with onboard USB serial, it would be better to

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Gonzalo Odiard
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Alan Jhonn Aguiar Schwyn < alan...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm down the new version ... > > When you leave an activity, a window appears that asks the name of the journal > entry.. > > Is like this? (capture01.png) > > Why is not this? (capture02.png) > > G

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Fox
james wrote: > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 07:00:24AM -0400, Paul Fox wrote: > > - regarding sparse fs-updates: it occurred to me that we could > > probably improve on the "strange" look by changing the updater so that > > every block's color changes. skipped blocks could have their colors > > c

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread James Cameron
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 07:00:24AM -0400, Paul Fox wrote: > - regarding sparse fs-updates: it occurred to me that we could > probably improve on the "strange" look by changing the updater so that > every block's color changes. skipped blocks could have their colors > changed when skipped, perhaps

Re: [Sugar-devel] Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman ? Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread Kevin Mark
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 01:25:31PM +1000, James Cameron wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 08:07:40PM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote: > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342192419/pulse-sensor-an-open-source-heart-rate-sensor-that > > > > Minus the Arduino, can this plug into the audio/mic port? >

Re: [Health] Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman — Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread Nicholas Doiron
Hey, this does look like a cool sensor for us to add. The sensor likely will expect 3-5V of power like the Arduino provides (so, USB power for us). Depending on how they've set it up, there might be some logic beyond just the sensor input. If you are using an Arduino, you can add a wire communicat

RE: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Alan Jhonn Aguiar Schwyn
Hi, I'm down the new version ... When you leave an activity, a window appears that asks the name of the journal entry.. Is like this? (capture01.png) Why is not this? (capture02.png) Some activities don't save any relevant information in the journal... All the time, I used an activity, exit of

Re: [OLPC Engineering] [Techteam] New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread James Cameron
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 06:40:55AM -0400, Martin Langhoff wrote: > Once they learn that a particular key combination "finishes" runin > earlier, accidents can happen with surprising frequency. How is the power button being prevented? If the problem is that an early termination is indistinguishabl

Re: [Sugar-devel] Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman — Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread Tabitha Roder
On 20 July 2011 15:07, Sameer Verma wrote: > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1342192419/pulse-sensor-an-open-source-heart-rate-sensor-that > > > Can't see where they publish their code so asked them on their blog. Tabitha ___ Devel mailing list De

Re: Melbourne testing group, RC4 (au868)

2011-07-20 Thread Jerry Vonau
On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 01:49 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Thanks Tony. > > > On 16 July 2011 18:09, wrote: > > * gtk-recordmysesktop in GNOME [#564] > > > > Unable to stop the recording session, the app disappears, maybe we are > > missing the obvious > > It's hard to spot - it becomes

Re: Melbourne testing group, RC4 (au868)

2011-07-20 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
Thanks Tony. On 16 July 2011 18:09, wrote: >  * gtk-recordmysesktop in GNOME [#564] > > Unable to stop the recording session, the app disappears, maybe we are > missing the obvious It's hard to spot - it becomes an icon in the notification area, next to the clock. In this way, you can control

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Daniel Drake
On 20 July 2011 12:14, Walter Bender wrote: > 11.2 supports the new toolbars, so the pictures illustrating the > activities should us the new toolbars. If you agree, I am happy to > upload new versions. Please feel free. > Also, where as there has been significant changes to Turtle Blocks > sinc

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Walter Bender
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 5:32 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: > Hi, > > The 11.2.0 release notes are now ready for review by the OLPC team and > by any other interested contributors: > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0 > > Feedback needed quickly, as the release is imminent. 11.2 supports the

Re: 11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Fox
daniel wrote: > Hi, > > The 11.2.0 release notes are now ready for review by the OLPC team and > by any other interested contributors: > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0 > > Feedback needed quickly, as the release is imminent. - i'm not sure mentioning Skype is worthwhile,

Re: New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > Use with OFW Q4B02: > >   http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q4b02 Wad points out I am seriously out of date w my OFW recommendations. Please use Q4B05 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q4b05 m --  mar...@laptop.org -- S

Re: Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman � Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread Walter Bender
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:33 AM, wrote: > Hi > > You can do something similar by placing a finger over the camera and shining > a light on your finger. > > Unfortunately TurtleArt is a little slow to capture your pulse, the following > executes a cycle in about 0.5 sec on a XO1.5 > > forever >

Re: [OLPC Engineering] [Techteam] New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:19 AM, Paul Fox wrote: > what's the "X zapping" part of this?  unfamiliar with the reference. "DontZap" is the xorg.conf option to disable ctrl-alt-backspace. I've updated olpc-utils to use that option, so that operators in the prod line don't accidentally hit it. Once

Re: [OLPC Engineering] [Techteam] New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread Paul Fox
martin wrote: > On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > > - Updates olpc-utils to disable X zapping and fix serial port terminal > > Initial testing seems to indicate serial port needs a bit more > attention. I've also tested it with a newer kernel containing Paul's > tty

Re: New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: >  - Updates olpc-utils to disable X zapping and fix serial port terminal Initial testing seems to indicate serial port needs a bit more attention. I've also tested it with a newer kernel containing Paul's tty config fix, and it doesn't make

New F14-arm build os21

2011-07-20 Thread Martin Langhoff
The "Fix serial TTY and tighten runin" build. Donwload from:   http://build.laptop.org/F13-arm/os21/ Use with OFW Q4B02: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Firmware_q4b02 Changes:  - Updates olpc-runin-tests to the version we are using during B1 build. - Updates olpc-utils to disable X zapping

11.2.0 release notes ready for review

2011-07-20 Thread Daniel Drake
Hi, The 11.2.0 release notes are now ready for review by the OLPC team and by any other interested contributors: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0 Feedback needed quickly, as the release is imminent. cheers Daniel ___ Devel mailing list De

Re: 11.2.0 release candidate 5 (build 874) released

2011-07-20 Thread Daniel Drake
On 20 July 2011 01:07, Mikus Grinbergs wrote: > Looking at the version numbers of some packages in build 874 -- > > > The XO-1 has kernel-2.6.35.13_xo1-20110619.0933.olpc.218154b.i586, > The XO-1,5 has kernel-2.6.35.13_xo1.5-20110707.0809.olpc.da7074b.i586 This was intended - we made changes that

RE: Pulse Sensor: an Open Source Heart-rate Sensor that Rocks by Yury Gitman � Kickstarter

2011-07-20 Thread Alan Jhonn Aguiar Schwyn
Hi Yes, the TurtleArt is slow to capture because it turn on the camera, wait for the pipeline, get a captureand save to the disk.. And after, the code load the image and analize it! I make a plugin to the TurtleArt, that was derivated for another project... It uses Pygame 1.9.1 (included in the